<description>&lt;p&gt;Get my FREE 12-track album + 31-page zine &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://penfriend.rocks/hello"&gt;http://penfriend.rocks/hello&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://penfriend.rocks/hello"&gt;Visit&lt;/a&gt; the text version of this episode at &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://penfriend.rocks/miki-ts"&gt;http://penfriend.rocks/miki-ts&lt;/a&gt;Content warning: this is a very joyfully sweary episode so probably not best listened to in the presence of kids.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;About my guest: &lt;strong&gt;Miki Berenyi&lt;/strong&gt; is a singer, songwriter and guitarist who first became known in the late ’80s and ’90s as a member of Lush, and currently makes music in &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://piroshkaband.com/"&gt;Piroshka&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode, we discuss how Miki was a huge inspiration for teenage wannabe-musician me, what it's like for her starting a new band after 20 years out of the music world, how creative work *is* work…but that’s okay, escaping the cartoon image of “Miki from Lush” and our shared future in chilblain rock.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I'm Laura Kidd, an independent music producer, songwriter and visual artist based in Nottingham, UK, making music as Penfriend (formerly She Makes War and Obey Robots).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join The Correspondent's Club on Patreon and support future podcasts, music and videos &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://penfriend.rocks/hello"&gt;http://patreon.com/penfriendrocks/about&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get full access to Do Stuff∴Stuff Happens. Experiments in art, music and life. at &lt;a href="https://penfriendrocks.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4"&gt;penfriendrocks.substack.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Penfriend's Letterbox

(formerly Attention Engineer)

Celebrating a breadth of voices in music - Miki Berenyi (Piroshka / Lush)

SEP 1, 202191 MIN
Penfriend's Letterbox

Celebrating a breadth of voices in music - Miki Berenyi (Piroshka / Lush)

SEP 1, 202191 MIN

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<p>Get my FREE 12-track album + 31-page zine <a target="_blank" href="http://penfriend.rocks/hello">http://penfriend.rocks/hello</a><a target="_blank" href="http://penfriend.rocks/hello">Visit</a> the text version of this episode at <a target="_blank" href="http://penfriend.rocks/miki-ts">http://penfriend.rocks/miki-ts</a>Content warning: this is a very joyfully sweary episode so probably not best listened to in the presence of kids.</p><p>About my guest: <strong>Miki Berenyi</strong> is a singer, songwriter and guitarist who first became known in the late ’80s and ’90s as a member of Lush, and currently makes music in <a target="_blank" href="http://piroshkaband.com/">Piroshka</a>.</p><p>In this episode, we discuss how Miki was a huge inspiration for teenage wannabe-musician me, what it's like for her starting a new band after 20 years out of the music world, how creative work *is* work…but that’s okay, escaping the cartoon image of “Miki from Lush” and our shared future in chilblain rock.</p><p>I'm Laura Kidd, an independent music producer, songwriter and visual artist based in Nottingham, UK, making music as Penfriend (formerly She Makes War and Obey Robots).</p><p>Join The Correspondent's Club on Patreon and support future podcasts, music and videos <a target="_blank" href="http://penfriend.rocks/hello">http://patreon.com/penfriendrocks/about</a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Do Stuff∴Stuff Happens. Experiments in art, music and life. at <a href="https://penfriendrocks.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">penfriendrocks.substack.com/subscribe</a>